My trip to Italy was inspiring and life changing! The history, the gardens, and the people, opened my mind. The fresh food, beautiful scenery, and a culture of hospitality, was amazing! This week I have been busy catching up and madly creating new gardens for my clients. (I keep trying to draw grape vines in all of them!) LOL, I guess the wine was really good!

"The forsythia are in bloom, it's time to prune your roses!" Traditional garden wisdom and lore looks for signs from Mother Nature to schedule plant care. This is one of my favorites, as well as, "Plant corn when the oak leaves are the size of mouse ears."

Fell in love with Foxglove this year. I love this old variety. It reminds me of a "Grandmothers Garden". ....just ddd peonies, lilly-of-the-valley, iris, holly hocks and bleeding heart and you have a beautiful old fashion garden.